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#1
11-11-2003, 05:37 PM
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Vote for the best word (for it's meaning)
What is the best word, in your opinion, Not for how it sounds or what letters it uses or anything else other than purely for what it means
My vote goes to 'enlightened' 
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#4
11-11-2003, 08:00 PM
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Pus is the best word for what it means.
No other word would be as descriptive of that product. Some words are like art, they stimulate senses other than what you use to read the word. Pus; you can practically smell it. The slipperyness is revealed through simple vowels and consonents. Without even mentioning color there is a certain vividness of infection. Maybe infection is the best word for what it means...
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#5
11-11-2003, 08:24 PM
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My husband and I are fond of the word faucine, another onomatopoeic word, very sleek, yet round feeling in the mouth as the word suggests itself.
But a word which is favourite just for what it means? I suppose that would be "happiness" or "copraphagia."
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#7
11-11-2003, 08:55 PM
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Shit. Because it's extremely versatile and it can mean a lot in so many different contexts.
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#9
11-11-2003, 11:02 PM
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Subtle
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#10
11-12-2003, 12:20 AM
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Oubliette!!!!!
I LOVE THAT WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUZZAH!!!!! Sanguine comes in a very CLOSE second!
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#11
11-12-2003, 12:32 AM
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Defenestration. The act of throwing someone or something out a window.
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#13
11-12-2003, 05:56 AM
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amorous :wink:
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#15
11-12-2003, 06:38 AM
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Buzz.
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#17
11-12-2003, 07:07 AM
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Tofu and squid are two food that taste exactly like they sound.
I love puce. Both the word and the meaning.
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#23
11-13-2003, 06:59 PM
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"Unprecedented"
It's actually quite a fun word to just throw in a conversation. Friend:"Man, this food is pretty good." Me: "Yes, the flavor is UNPRECEDENTED." Friend: (weird look) "Ooooookaaaaaay. So, anyway..."
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#24
11-13-2003, 09:02 PM
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Octothorpe. It means "#" and I love that.
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#26
11-13-2003, 09:07 PM
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asinine
That (bad) idea is ______ . there isn't any better word here.
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#29
11-14-2003, 05:12 AM
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erogenous
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#30
11-14-2003, 07:27 AM
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Best word that depends on the word as well as its meaning (even though the original poster specifically didn't ask for it):
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Favourite word otherwise: Clandestine ~ Isaac
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#31
11-14-2003, 07:43 AM
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I'll second schadenfreude: \SHAHD-n-froy-duh\, noun:
A malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others.
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#32
11-14-2003, 08:11 AM
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Somebody or other once noted the greatest mismatch between a remarkably euphonious phrase and its meaning is "proctological examination".
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#33
11-14-2003, 08:34 AM
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extrude
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#35
11-14-2003, 06:23 PM
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Good one, Stoid, I like epiphany too; it's almost visual.
My submission: serendipity
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#37
11-26-2003, 09:47 PM
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Defenestration. I would really like to defenstrate one day.
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#39
11-26-2003, 11:06 PM
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Synaesthesia. The cross-over of sensory modalities. Melodic Vistas, Serene Smells, Rhythmic Paintings, Colored Harmonies, Evocative Existential Euphoria.
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#40
11-27-2003, 12:58 AM
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eunoia:
- Greek, good will, benevolence - a rarely used term denoting a normal state of mind (Stedman's Medical Dictionary, no longer in newer editions, my old NTN handle and subsequent ones from this definition) - beautiful thinking - fictional alien language
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#42
11-27-2003, 11:27 AM
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The word "set" apparently has the record for the most different meanings.
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#43
11-27-2003, 02:02 PM
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Quote:
I nominate mellifluous, which means smooth and sweet, usually in application to a voice.
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#44
11-27-2003, 04:49 PM
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A fourth vote for "defenestration," especially as used by Bill Watterson:
The monster, in its consternation, Demonstrates defenestration, And runs and runs and runs away. Good poetry gives me goosebumps.
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#46
11-27-2003, 05:25 PM
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Freedom
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#47
11-27-2003, 11:27 PM
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I've always like the word "word", because I wonder what they called them before that word came along.
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#48
11-27-2003, 11:31 PM
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Oh, and I believe "turn" could give "set" a run for its money. What is your source, Fuji Kitakyusho?
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#49
11-28-2003, 01:23 AM
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Yiddish words seem (to me) to impart their meaning in the pronunciation: Mench. Behave like a mench. Don't be a :wally
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